Isorineloricaria villarsi is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae.[1][2] Some sources, notably FishBase, recognize this species as Squaliforma villarsi.[3][4] It is native to South America, where it is known only from the Maracaibo basin in northwestern Venezuela and extreme eastern Colombia.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Isorineloricaria |
| Species: | I. villarsi
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| Isorineloricaria villarsi (Lütken, 1874)
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Taxonomy edit
Isorineloricaria villarsi was originally described as a member of Plecostomus by Christian Frederik Lütken in 1874, although it was subsequently transferred to Hypostomus after Plecostomus was found to be an invalid genus. It was later classified within the now-invalid genus Squaliforma, until a 2016 taxonomic review of the genera Aphanotorulus and Isorineloricaria conducted by Jonathan W. Armbruster and C. Keith Ray found it to be a member of Isorineloricaria.[2]
Description edit
The species reaches 32 cm (12.6 inches) in standard length and,as its congeners, is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Isorineloricaria villarsi". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ a b c Ray, C. Keith & Armbruster, Jonathan W. (2016). "The genera Isorineloricaria and Aphanotorulus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) with description of a new species". Zootaxa. 4072 (5): 501–539. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4072.5.1. PMID 27395943.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2024). "Squaliforma villarsi" in FishBase. February 2024 version.
- ^ "Squaliforma villarsi (Lütken, 1874)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
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